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Vehicle seat

US8132863B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

18References

4Claims

0Family size

Assignee

KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. · US

Inventors

Matthew Surgeon · Carlisle, GB
John Bell · Carlisle, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 10, 2008
Grant date	Mar 13, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 18, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2/265
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat has a seat base and a seatback. The vehicle seat has as a permanent feature a pair of seat belt guides positioned such that when a lap portion of a seat belt webbing is received in both of the seat belt guides the lap portion of the seat belt webbing intersects the seat belt guides at a selected distance from a forward face of the seatback. Each of the seat belt guides restricts movement of the lap portion of the seat belt webbing away from the forward face of the seatback. The seat belt guides direct the lap portion of the seat belt webbing across the seat base along a path such that the lap portion of the seat belt webbing interacts with the lower body of a child when the vehicle seat is occupied by a child aged three to twelve years and under 150 cm in height.

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